#Cousins;
New York Governor #AndrewCuomo has officially given the okay to reopen all NY district schools just in time for the fall!
In schools as elsewhere, masks are required when social distancing is impossible.
Every student should plan to have one with them at all times.
If a student does not have a mask, the school will be required to provide one.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 7, 2020
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According to the Daily News, within a Friday held news conference Cuomo stated, “We are probably in the best situation in the country right now. If anybody can open schools, we can open schools and that’s true for every region in the state.”
As schools reopen NYS is requiring all school districts to:
1) Post their remote learning plans & their testing/tracing plans online
2) Set dates for 3-5 discussion sessions with parents & community (prior to Aug 21)
3) Have at least one separate discussion with teachers alone
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 7, 2020
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He goes on to state that the reopen will only take place if the entire school district earns passing grades from the state Health and Education departments.
Cuomo also reflects on the difficulties and uncertainties parents and guardians will face within students return to the classroom after a five month gap.
Every region is well below our COVID infection limit, therefore all school districts are authorized to open.
If the infection rate spikes, the guidance will change accordingly.
School districts are required to submit plans to NYS for review.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 7, 2020
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Sources have confirmed that each District is ordered to forward Educational Department layouts of classes and how they’ll be ran within each school.